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ArticleCancer medicine2023

Molecular risk factors for locoregional recurrence in resected non-small cell lung cancer.

Wei Guo, Tao Zhang, Runze Li, Xiaoxi Chen, Jiaohui Pang, Hua Bao, Xue Wu, Yang Shao, Bin Qiu, Shugeng Gao and 1 more

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Article in Cancer medicine, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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11 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Wei GuoDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China.ORCID 0000-0001-8302-8292
Tao ZhangDepartment of Radiation Oncology, National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Science and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China.
Runze LiDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China.
Xiaoxi ChenGeneseeq Research Institute, Nanjing Geneseeq Technology Inc., Nanjing, China.ORCID 0000-0002-0239-9938
Jiaohui PangGeneseeq Research Institute, Nanjing Geneseeq Technology Inc., Nanjing, China.
Hua BaoGeneseeq Research Institute, Nanjing Geneseeq Technology Inc., Nanjing, China.
Xue WuGeneseeq Research Institute, Nanjing Geneseeq Technology Inc., Nanjing, China.
Yang ShaoGeneseeq Research Institute, Nanjing Geneseeq Technology Inc., Nanjing, China.
Bin QiuDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China.
Shugeng GaoDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China.
Jie HeDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China.
Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College · CNGenesee Community College · USNanjing Medical University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundLocoregional recurrence is of high risk and is associated with a poor prognosis in terms of OS for non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Local control is essential for radical cure of NSCLC. Previous studies have investigated the clinicopathological risk factors for locoregional recurrence, but the genomic biomarkers associated with locoregional recurrence have been inadequately studied.

methodsA total of 118 patients who underwent tumor resection with mutation-detected tumor specimens were included. Tumor samples at surgery and pretreatment/postoperative blood samples were collected for mutational profiling.

resultsAmong 48 patients with disease recurrence, 46% developed locoregional recurrence (LR) and 75% developed distant metastasis (DM). The 3-year actuarial risk of LR and DM was 25% and 43%, respectively. The first sites of failure were locoregional only (29%), locoregional and distant (10%), and distant only (61%). Patients with LR showed significantly higher ctDNA level than those with only DM at the time of initial recurrence. On multivariate analysis of baseline risk factors, the presence of allele frequency heterogeneity and baseline ctDNA shedding were found to be independently associated with a higher risk of LR. Patients with disruptive TP53 mutations had significantly lower LR-free survival as compared to patients with wild-type TP53 or nondisruptive mutations. EGFR mutations showed a favorable prognostic value for LR and is not induced by EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitor therapy. Both disruptive TP53 mutation and EGFR mutation remained the significant prognostic factor after adjustment for histological type, pathologic nodal stage and adjuvant therapy.

conclusionsNearly half of disease recurrences after surgery for NSCC involved locoregional sites. We identified genomic biomarkers from baseline tumor and ctDNA samples which showed promising prognostic value for LR only. This can help identify patients who had a higher risk of locoregional recurrence regardless of the risk of distant metastasis.

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Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell LungLung NeoplasmsBiomarkersErbB ReceptorsHumansNeoplasm Recurrence, LocalPrognosisRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsBiomarkersErbB Receptorsadjuvant therapybiomarkersdistant recurrencelocoregional recurrenceNSCLC

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